2 Samuel 19:24-30 New English Translation

²⁴Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson,^[a] came down to meet the king. From the day the king had left until the day he safely^[b] returned, Mephibosheth^[c] had not cared for his feet^[d] nor trimmed^[e] his mustache nor washed his clothes.

²⁵When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?” ²⁶He replied, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I^[f] said, ‘Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,’ for I^[g] am lame. ²⁷But my servant^[h] has slandered me^[i] to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you. ²⁸After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather^[j] who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table!^[k] What further claim do I have to ask^[l] the king for anything?”

²⁹Then the king replied to him, “Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.” ³⁰Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have^[m] the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely^[n] to his house!”

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 19:24 tn Heb “son.”
2 Samuel 19:24 tn Heb “in peace.” So also in v. 31.
2 Samuel 19:24 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 Samuel 19:24 tn Heb “done his feet.”
2 Samuel 19:24 tn Heb “done.”
2 Samuel 19:26 tn Heb “your servant.”
2 Samuel 19:26 tn Heb “your servant.”
2 Samuel 19:27 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 Samuel 19:27 tn Heb “your servant.”
2 Samuel 19:28 tn Heb “father.”
2 Samuel 19:28 tn Heb “and you placed your servant among those who eat at your table.”
2 Samuel 19:28 tn Heb “to cry out to.”
2 Samuel 19:30 tn Heb “take.”
2 Samuel 19:30 tn Heb “in peace.”

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